Alteration to existing field access, field access track and the construction of sod hedges (retrospective)

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Retrospective application for alterations to a field access, access track, and sod hedges
• ✓Site located on Corlea Road, characterised by sporadic buildings and informal roadside hedge openings
• ✓Roadside boundary formed by an existing hedge with bilberries and ferns
• ✓Decision made under delegated authority
• ✓access

This retrospective application sought permission for alterations to an existing field access, the creation of a field access track, and the construction of sod hedges at fields on Corlea Road, Ballasalla, in the parish of Malew. The site sits on a sloping plot that rises towards the north, with a roadside boundary formed by a hedge containing bilberries and ferns. The surrounding road is characterised by sporadic buildings and roadside hedges frequently broken by informal gate openings, mostly without gate pillars. The application was decided by delegated authority and was permitted on 14 May 2015, in line with the officer's recommendation to approve.

The application was permitted on a delegated basis on 14 May 2015. The officer recommended approval, and the final decision matched that recommendation. The proposal involved retrospective works to a field access and the construction of sod hedges on a rural road where informal gate openings and roadside hedges are a common feature.

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